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without roberts, a george w. bush appointee himself, the landmark obama accomplishment would have been struck down by the court's conservatives. and the president's opponents would have been handed a battering ram for the coming campaign. any observer could see that a weight had been lifted off the president's shoulders. >> whatever the politics, today's decision was a victory for people all over this country whose lives will be more secure because of this law and the supreme court's decision to uphold it. >> what an unusual pairing. barack obama, the liberal president, progressive president, and chief justice john roberts. they will be joined together in history. >> yeah. and i think you couldn't see this coming. because if you go back to the oral argument, it sure did seem like a majority. court was not prepared to uphold the law. and now we know why. because a majority. court also said that the government's central theory, which you could do this under the commerce clause, was not constitutional. instead, it w
without roberts, a george w. bush appointee himself, the landmark obama accomplishment would have been struck down by the court's conservatives. and the president's opponents would have been handed a battering ram for the coming campaign. any observer could see that a weight had been lifted off the president's shoulders. >> whatever the politics, today's decision was a victory for people all over this country whose lives will be more secure because of this law and the supreme court's...
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he got elected on a tide of good feeling after george w. bush. because he carries that burden of race with him that will be much more painful. chris: well said. when we come back, scoops and predictions from the notebooks of these t >> tell me something i don't know. >> i think that on november 7, the election will not be over. we're going to have an overtime election and you may have more florida-style recounts. chris: i don't know what to say about that. >> if knit romney wins the split within the republican party, the divisions, will come out into the open. there will be open warfare among republicans, conservatives, who have been zipping their mouths while moderate mitt has emerged. chris: yeah. >> and start to challenge him. immediately. >> wisconsin is becoming the financial and ideological heart of the republican party and the conservative movement. if romney loses, a lot of that money, bradley foundation, bigger than the colt brothers, spending more money. a lot of that money goes to ryan and ryan in 2016 will come in with ideological and
he got elected on a tide of good feeling after george w. bush. because he carries that burden of race with him that will be much more painful. chris: well said. when we come back, scoops and predictions from the notebooks of these t >> tell me something i don't know. >> i think that on november 7, the election will not be over. we're going to have an overtime election and you may have more florida-style recounts. chris: i don't know what to say about that. >> if knit romney...
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w bush did? what in your policies is different than him, either in foreign policy or domestic policy? we know and americans know that didn't work. so you do have to move from the we're dissatisfied to what do you do next? i think on that in terms of what we want to do about the debt, for example, obama's position of a balance mix of things is much more popular than romney's cut taxes on the wealthy and slash entitlements. >> it's hard to run on a campaign where you say i haven't managed to fix it, but what would you do differently? obama is the president. he has to be the one that goes out to people and says i am starting to make it better. i know that you are still hurting. >> 2 1/2 years of actual -- the point is also, chris, on this, how many leaders have been re-elected in the west over the last three years? none. i remember working back with jimmy carter as a speechwriter. he would talk about world commodity markets, world oil prices and the public looks i don't care, you blew it. going on o
w bush did? what in your policies is different than him, either in foreign policy or domestic policy? we know and americans know that didn't work. so you do have to move from the we're dissatisfied to what do you do next? i think on that in terms of what we want to do about the debt, for example, obama's position of a balance mix of things is much more popular than romney's cut taxes on the wealthy and slash entitlements. >> it's hard to run on a campaign where you say i haven't managed...
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he got elected on a tide of good feeling after george w. bush. because he carries that burden of race with him that will be much more painful. chris: well said. when we come back, scoops and predictions from the notebooks of these t [ female announcer ] pillsbury crescents fabulous but...when i add chicken, barbecue sauce... and cheese...and roll it up woo-wee! i've made a barbecue chicken crescent chow down. pillsbury crescents. let the making begin. here's a better idea. pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits in just 15 minutes the light delicate layers add a layer of warmth to your next dinner. pillsbury grands biscuits let the making begin. that's elizabeth.n. and that's skyler... and his mom, nancy. they're just a few of the californians who took it on themselves to send you a message about what they need to restore years of cuts to their schools. prop thirty-eight. thirty-eight raises billions in new revenue - bypasses sacramento and sends every k through 12 dollar straight to our local schools... every school. for them. for all of us. vot
he got elected on a tide of good feeling after george w. bush. because he carries that burden of race with him that will be much more painful. chris: well said. when we come back, scoops and predictions from the notebooks of these t [ female announcer ] pillsbury crescents fabulous but...when i add chicken, barbecue sauce... and cheese...and roll it up woo-wee! i've made a barbecue chicken crescent chow down. pillsbury crescents. let the making begin. here's a better idea. pillsbury grands!...
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he got elected on a tide of good feeling after george w. bush. because he carries that burden of race with him that will be much more painful. chris: well said. when we come back, scoops and predictions from the notebooks of these t president obama: there's just no quit in america... and you're seeing that right now. over five million new jobs. exports up forty one percent. home values... rising. our auto industry... back. and our heroes are coming home. we're not there yet, but we've made real progress and the... last thing we should do is turn back now. here's my plan for the next four years: making education and training a national priority; building on our manufacturing boom; boosting american-made energy; reducing the deficits responsibly by cutting where... we can, and asking the wealthy to pay a little more. and ending the war in afghanistan, so we can... do some nation-building here at home. that's the right path. so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president...
he got elected on a tide of good feeling after george w. bush. because he carries that burden of race with him that will be much more painful. chris: well said. when we come back, scoops and predictions from the notebooks of these t president obama: there's just no quit in america... and you're seeing that right now. over five million new jobs. exports up forty one percent. home values... rising. our auto industry... back. and our heroes are coming home. we're not there yet, but we've made real...
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this recovery is better than the recovery that george w. bush watched over, and since mr. romney wants to recapitulate bush policies, this is terrible. he is completely right that this is not what we wanted to see, but is romney proposing anything that would not make it worse? it is important to take a look not just at the united states, but overseas, because the republican prescription is for big government spending cuts, and they are claiming that will create lots of jobs. we are getting those in europe. take a look at ireland. take a look at spain where they are getting exactly what the republicans say we should do, and those are catastrophes, right? >> well, the catastrophes, you did not mention the netherlands and the problem in europe rebelled against the slow-growth the republicans layer it up saying we will cut the spending and then want it both ways and cut the programs that affect the poor people, and the british labor party guy said to me over there, and said the right wingers and guys like romney believe that the best way to get poor people to work is to cut th
this recovery is better than the recovery that george w. bush watched over, and since mr. romney wants to recapitulate bush policies, this is terrible. he is completely right that this is not what we wanted to see, but is romney proposing anything that would not make it worse? it is important to take a look not just at the united states, but overseas, because the republican prescription is for big government spending cuts, and they are claiming that will create lots of jobs. we are getting...
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w. bush and other successful presidential nominees in this regard have had, which is a serious, rigorous, well executed vetting process, not something that's done on the fly, not something where there are surprises on the other end. you conduct this thing like a military operation. you try to answer every question in advance. you get serious people on it. give them enough time to do it properly so nothing that comes up later turns out to be a jack in the box surprise either on the political level or substantive level. those are the two key things. vet these guys and pick someone obviously in the minds of everyone qualified for the job from day one. >> let me follow up on two moments from the book and one we captured from the c-span archives as sarah palin accepted the republican nomination in st. paul, minnesota, in 2008. >> i love those hockey moms. they say the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull, lipstick. [ applause ] >> so i signed up for pta i wanted to make my kids' pub
w. bush and other successful presidential nominees in this regard have had, which is a serious, rigorous, well executed vetting process, not something that's done on the fly, not something where there are surprises on the other end. you conduct this thing like a military operation. you try to answer every question in advance. you get serious people on it. give them enough time to do it properly so nothing that comes up later turns out to be a jack in the box surprise either on the political...
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, you know, an extension of george herbert walker bush and the second half of george w. bush's term, very conservative, very aggressive, very muscular foreign policy that's why the president rates ahead of romney on the strong leader -- >> rose: pulling out from afghanistan will not be -- moving move the need needle for or against? >> i don't think it would, the country is war wary and wants to get out and makes the president look weak because he has done so many things that have been aggressive and strong. >> and something we used to call the october surprise or the unexpected consequence, one would be europe. >> a clams of the european economy and the euro zone in the next couple of months, you know, estimates differ about what that would do to american gdp but they are not good and because of the fact the economy is so-so tentative and what the obama administration has prayed for was a 1983, 84 situation. not a booming economy, but gradual, linear trending up and what they have had is false dawns and fits and starts a couple of good months of job followed by a couple
, you know, an extension of george herbert walker bush and the second half of george w. bush's term, very conservative, very aggressive, very muscular foreign policy that's why the president rates ahead of romney on the strong leader -- >> rose: pulling out from afghanistan will not be -- moving move the need needle for or against? >> i don't think it would, the country is war wary and wants to get out and makes the president look weak because he has done so many things that have...
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if you're a supercharismatic candidate like george w. bush or john mccain they ran without a real bold agenda. they had more emotional level, values level ways to connect with voters. this guy hasn't had it. evan, is it essential that at some point he connect or can voters simply say, look, i can't have a beer with him but i think he can turn the economy around? >> well, as you were saying at the top the show, if the economy tanks and unemployment goes away, he can win by default. i mean, sure. he's got to do better than he's done. he's been a bad politician. he has to find some way to be, i don't like this word, but relatable. some way to relate to voters. they haven't figured it out. you'll see more romney telling his life story and how he's helped people, i'm sure of that. >> mike, on jay leno the other night, david gregory was talking about what he thinks really drives romney. he said at his core is his faith and yet he seems reluctant to talk about it. what's been said behind closed doors as to how much he should openly embrace his
if you're a supercharismatic candidate like george w. bush or john mccain they ran without a real bold agenda. they had more emotional level, values level ways to connect with voters. this guy hasn't had it. evan, is it essential that at some point he connect or can voters simply say, look, i can't have a beer with him but i think he can turn the economy around? >> well, as you were saying at the top the show, if the economy tanks and unemployment goes away, he can win by default. i mean,...
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the reality today is chief justice roberts is chief justice because of president george w. bush. today you have liberals in the country cheering outwardly for the chief justice of the supreme court. let that settle in for just a moment out of polarized washington. the need for the supreme court to be beyond politics. that's not been the reputation of the roberts court because he saw that's very important, particularly onç controversial decisions. conserve atives i'm talking to today say roberts will be views as being intimidated by the left. they went so far to say he unnecessarily in his opinion gave deference to the commerce clause in fact saying, i agree with my conservative colleagues on those laws. it can be congress' ability to levy taxes. that was unnecessary language according to court watchers but an attempt to sort of pacify the right as he did something that will be criticized heavily among conservatives. very interesting to watch how this plays out. >> pete, final word to you? >> reporter: i was going to say one thing, it's going to take a lot more decisions before
the reality today is chief justice roberts is chief justice because of president george w. bush. today you have liberals in the country cheering outwardly for the chief justice of the supreme court. let that settle in for just a moment out of polarized washington. the need for the supreme court to be beyond politics. that's not been the reputation of the roberts court because he saw that's very important, particularly onç controversial decisions. conserve atives i'm talking to today say...
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bush. george w. bush circa 1999. >> absolutely. >> i was going to say he's clearing brush in crawford right now. >> a successful governor who was a reformer with results who was comfortable with the right, but could speak to suburban voters and was not afraid to go to california, african-american neighborhoods and cleveland hispanic be neighborhoods. i think that person would do well for the republican party. >> it's the republican bill clinton of 1990/ '91. >> whose role we have not talked about in this break. >> in a web extra. >> web extra. halperin be volunteering to do a web extra. america heard that. america just heard that. web extra on bill clinton. >>> coming up, americans once again select a democratic-controlled white house and senate while republicans retain the house. is the real winner gridlock? ways to unite these divided states just ahead on "now." [ female announcer ] research suggests cell health plays a key role throughout our lives. one a day women's 50+ is a complete multivitamin
bush. george w. bush circa 1999. >> absolutely. >> i was going to say he's clearing brush in crawford right now. >> a successful governor who was a reformer with results who was comfortable with the right, but could speak to suburban voters and was not afraid to go to california, african-american neighborhoods and cleveland hispanic be neighborhoods. i think that person would do well for the republican party. >> it's the republican bill clinton of 1990/ '91. >>...
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there was a time before 2004 when george w. bush won where you said if you're an incumbent, you're under 50% and you're close to the election, you're in trouble. if i were president obama's team, i'd feel a lot better at 48%, 49% than 46%, 47%. he's not closing the deal. >> people say they want to see changes and a second-term agenda from him, and he's not talking about change. he's saying give me four more years to finish what i've started. if you're chicago, what gives you confidence, you still think you've got the better candidate to close over the last two weeks. >> while you keep talking, alex, let's put up that part of the poll where i thought this was one of the most fascinating questions, even if the president's re-elected, do you want him to make dramatic changes in the second term? the numbers are up what, in the 60s? see if we can get that up. >> that is to me the biggest poll. people can obsess over the horse race number. but there's other things, romney's likability, whether he understands the middle class. the num
there was a time before 2004 when george w. bush won where you said if you're an incumbent, you're under 50% and you're close to the election, you're in trouble. if i were president obama's team, i'd feel a lot better at 48%, 49% than 46%, 47%. he's not closing the deal. >> people say they want to see changes and a second-term agenda from him, and he's not talking about change. he's saying give me four more years to finish what i've started. if you're chicago, what gives you confidence,...
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the way of president obama, is george w. bush, i mean, where would he sit in the modern republic, in the current contemporary republican party? >> i'm not sure. you know what? in that clip that you showed, it shows i think the real george bu bush, the statesman george bush when he said not just that he's going to relinquish the limelight but said i will not undermine our president. >> right. >> by stepping in. that's what a statesman does. in the republican party, unfortunately, there aren't that many statesmen. poor speaker john boehner is the only person i can think of in the republican party who rises to that level. and if more -- >> occasionally and then gets pulled back. >> if more republicans could follow bush's lead in terms of being a statesman, i think the country would be in a much better place. >> bravo, jonathan capehart. >> like not calling him stupid, maybe not calling the president stupid. >> one other way, the couldnntr would be in better shape, president bush was a republican, and really across the board, a
the way of president obama, is george w. bush, i mean, where would he sit in the modern republic, in the current contemporary republican party? >> i'm not sure. you know what? in that clip that you showed, it shows i think the real george bu bush, the statesman george bush when he said not just that he's going to relinquish the limelight but said i will not undermine our president. >> right. >> by stepping in. that's what a statesman does. in the republican party,...
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and get a ld o this, george w. bush attends a key note conference in the cayman islands. you can't be serious. this is not an onion headline? it's not a joke? orusit b conference speaker in the cayman islands the week before the election, the week before the famous cayman runs for office? no. this is t an onion article but theshnelash cenly seems like one. bush as the doors as an elevator closes on him but whais not funny that romney wants to returno the same failed bush policies, the same wrong economic tieus w mind america about that one week before the election when he visits mr. romney's money in the caymans. joining me now, wayne slater, senior political reporter from the dallas morning news. wayne, thank you for cin on th shoght. >>at to be with you, reverend. >> bush heading to the cayman, what do you think of mi romy saidhen ead out is ni >> it doesn't sound like an onion headline, you wonder what is next, hauling your dog on the top of your car. this isomething that romney and his people do not want voters to be reminded of, that has millions of dollars through t
and get a ld o this, george w. bush attends a key note conference in the cayman islands. you can't be serious. this is not an onion headline? it's not a joke? orusit b conference speaker in the cayman islands the week before the election, the week before the famous cayman runs for office? no. this is t an onion article but theshnelash cenly seems like one. bush as the doors as an elevator closes on him but whais not funny that romney wants to returno the same failed bush policies, the same...
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and mitt romney doesn't want george w. bush anywhere near him. but going to the cayman islands to talk investments wasn't what he had in mind. the story of the day coming up. >>> all that, plus samuel l. jackson is reaching out to voters with an ad you'll want to see. this is "politicsnation" on msnbc. >> mitt romney a week ago they were ready to count the guy out and now he's bounced back and he's on a bus tour in ohio. he's been working very hard kissing babies and freeloaders. babies and freeloaders. facebook yet? the "politicsnation" conversation is going all day long. and today our fans had a lot to say about the romney harvesting comment. kalar says, he's never been a job creator. he's a profit harvester. our facebook family was happy about the voting in eye yeah. anthony says, go iowa. let's get this election going. we have a lot more on that first swing state to vote a little later in the program. we want to hear what you think, too. head over to facebook and search poins and like us "politicsnati and like us to keep the conversation goin
and mitt romney doesn't want george w. bush anywhere near him. but going to the cayman islands to talk investments wasn't what he had in mind. the story of the day coming up. >>> all that, plus samuel l. jackson is reaching out to voters with an ad you'll want to see. this is "politicsnation" on msnbc. >> mitt romney a week ago they were ready to count the guy out and now he's bounced back and he's on a bus tour in ohio. he's been working very hard kissing babies and...
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he came to cairo in june of 2009 and says, hi, i'm barack obama, i'm not george w. bush. we're going to have a nice conversation, i speak, you know, your language or wish i did, i grew up in indonesia, i have muslim relatives so therefore his analysis of the problem with the bush administration, essentially george w. bush gave america a big bad pr problem, that barack obama himself could solve. and the lesson four years later after, after all of this time of barack obama's healing glow over the muslim world is that we're every bit of detested as before, but considerably less feared. >> he has essentially lowered our profile, specifically, and consciously, it was to pull back and lower the u.s. profile in these areas of the world. what has happened you've in effect created a vacuum in all of the areas and they're all exploding. the middle east, the south china sea, africa. the pulling back has allowed people, the bad actors to step forward and fill the vacuum with what we're seeing on television right now. >> it's also, look at iraq and also reduced our leverage on players
he came to cairo in june of 2009 and says, hi, i'm barack obama, i'm not george w. bush. we're going to have a nice conversation, i speak, you know, your language or wish i did, i grew up in indonesia, i have muslim relatives so therefore his analysis of the problem with the bush administration, essentially george w. bush gave america a big bad pr problem, that barack obama himself could solve. and the lesson four years later after, after all of this time of barack obama's healing glow over the...
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i remember president bush, george w. bush, was quoted -- used to be quoted as saying, you know, people will be out in the oval office waiting room and they'll say i'm going to go in and tell the president, great texas phrase, what all, and they get in and they say oh, what a lovely tie, mr. president. and i think that's a big part of this. and i think that that's one of the reasons what happened in '04. i think it's probably what happened last night. and one thing we do know, we know that governor romney is a hugely competitive guy. but arguably the only person around more competitive is barack obama. and so there's, you know, this is 30 days out. i would think this would be a much bigger deal in terms of the tactical horse race if this were like 1980. if this debate had been on october 28th, i think this would be a much more -- have much more possibility of being truly transformative. i think it's hugely important, but, again, mark twain is dead. >> all right. thank you for that. let's go to "the wall street journal." "
i remember president bush, george w. bush, was quoted -- used to be quoted as saying, you know, people will be out in the oval office waiting room and they'll say i'm going to go in and tell the president, great texas phrase, what all, and they get in and they say oh, what a lovely tie, mr. president. and i think that's a big part of this. and i think that that's one of the reasons what happened in '04. i think it's probably what happened last night. and one thing we do know, we know that...
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when george w. bush did in 2005, because of katrina. when obama did it, a year ago, it was because of libya. and in each case, price the went down significantly. i don't think the obama administration will do it now because it will look too political and might actually be political if they were to do it, but i would note that gas prices are starting to come down from where they had been and romney, who is blaming obama for the increase in gas prices is not giving obama any credit for the gas prices actually going down. >> all right. jonas? >> i think that the government could make money trading this thing, and in charge of the spr. and sell at $100 a barrel and announce you're going to drill in the public lands and-- i'm saying that's not the job of government and moreover a political thing wouldn't become a thing it make money, it'd be to drive prices down before the election. and for the iran situation, that's probably what it's for an old-fashioned concept we don't use it because people don't like $4 gas, gas is going to get more exp
when george w. bush did in 2005, because of katrina. when obama did it, a year ago, it was because of libya. and in each case, price the went down significantly. i don't think the obama administration will do it now because it will look too political and might actually be political if they were to do it, but i would note that gas prices are starting to come down from where they had been and romney, who is blaming obama for the increase in gas prices is not giving obama any credit for the gas...
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bush at the 2001 world series a couple weeks after 9/11. george w. bush threw one right down the gut with the flak jacket on. some other sports will ferrell has taken on perhaps the biggest challenge of his career, staring as a guy named armando alvarez in the movie "casa de padre" where he speaks entirely in spanish. to promote the film he showed up at the mexico/colombia stadium where he agreed to do an interview with univision. his strategy if you don't understand the question name a famous soccer player. [ speaking foreign language ] [ speaking foreign language brx [ perfecto. >> we're told the host was asking, what is the name of your character in the film. does he live or die in the movie. will ferrell responded with the name of a soccer player. >>> we don't show you a ton of hockey highlights but this one we have to. game goes to overtime in a shoot-out, one of montreal player's scores so minnesota has one chance to tie it up and keep the shoot-out going. let's see how he did. that's the tie. the responsibility falls on the shoulders of devin
bush at the 2001 world series a couple weeks after 9/11. george w. bush threw one right down the gut with the flak jacket on. some other sports will ferrell has taken on perhaps the biggest challenge of his career, staring as a guy named armando alvarez in the movie "casa de padre" where he speaks entirely in spanish. to promote the film he showed up at the mexico/colombia stadium where he agreed to do an interview with univision. his strategy if you don't understand the question name...
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and yet, george w. bush got elected, we took $155 billion surplus to a $1.5 trillion deficit, he doubled the national debt. military adventurism across the globe. the republican party -- no, let me take that party, the conservative base is not going to have a replay of george w. bush. they're not going to have a replay of john mccain. and they're not going to sit back and just allow mitt romney to coast to the nomination. does that mean that romney can't make the sell with conservatives? no, i'm not saying that at all, but his focus after he wins iowa and new hampshire, if he does, better be to win over the conservative base and convince them, i will not be george w. bush. i will not be john mccain. >> but we know herbert walker bush, the first president bush, did the same exact thing you prescribed, read my lips, no new taxes, and then he did it! >> yet another reason for conservatives to feel burned. listen, chris -- >> why would you believe that a man who was a moderate governor in massachusetts, who
and yet, george w. bush got elected, we took $155 billion surplus to a $1.5 trillion deficit, he doubled the national debt. military adventurism across the globe. the republican party -- no, let me take that party, the conservative base is not going to have a replay of george w. bush. they're not going to have a replay of john mccain. and they're not going to sit back and just allow mitt romney to coast to the nomination. does that mean that romney can't make the sell with conservatives? no,...
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sam stein, in terms of the george w. bush legacy, this is the guy as you know we discussed with john, he's the one that like the republican party has been so -- such a converted effort not to mention and yet, when it comes down to actual policies, mitt romney in some ways a continuation of the george w. bush legacy. is this something the democrats can ride through november 6th. >> your question was so good it left mark speechless there. >> i lost the audio there. i got it back. >> no just give credit to alex. such a good question. you know, bush has not -- as you noted in the beginning bush has really been sort of absent from the discussion and for large reasons for both candidates because mitt romney obviously doesn't want to have that linger over his candidacy and obama has said -- obama has tried to avoid the notion he's blaming his problems on his predecessor. last night's question was probably the first sustained time that i can remember in this campaign where it actually came into focus and i thought, you know, oba
sam stein, in terms of the george w. bush legacy, this is the guy as you know we discussed with john, he's the one that like the republican party has been so -- such a converted effort not to mention and yet, when it comes down to actual policies, mitt romney in some ways a continuation of the george w. bush legacy. is this something the democrats can ride through november 6th. >> your question was so good it left mark speechless there. >> i lost the audio there. i got it back....
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how much does the george w. bush endorsement loom at this point? >> i think it's in a republican primary. president bush is regarded and thought of. it won't be a factor in the general election. the record that's going to be front and center in this election is not president bush, it's president obama's. if he endorses in the republican primary it's helpful to mitt romney. i suspect as mitt romney gets to the next stage of closeness to wrapping this up, you'll see president george w. bush weigh in as well. that will be a good day for mitt romney. >> you think that wouldn't have a downside. one of the things we are going to be talking over later in the show is mitt romney seemingly trying to attack president obama on foreign policy. it seems a huge liability for mr. romney that he's got as all of his foreign policy advisers all of these george w. bush foreign policy advisers. it seems that would be embarrassing to point out. you think it wouldn't have a negative effect, even in the general? >> they have come up one to one even in favorable to unfavo
how much does the george w. bush endorsement loom at this point? >> i think it's in a republican primary. president bush is regarded and thought of. it won't be a factor in the general election. the record that's going to be front and center in this election is not president bush, it's president obama's. if he endorses in the republican primary it's helpful to mitt romney. i suspect as mitt romney gets to the next stage of closeness to wrapping this up, you'll see president george w. bush...